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The Czech Climate Case: Uncertainty after the Case’s Dismissal

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On November 26, 2024, the Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic dismissed the countrys first strategic climate case ( Klimatick aloba R v. Czech Republic ), finding that the European Union (EU)s commitment to reduce emissions by 55 percent by 2030 is a collective obligation, not an individual one for Czechia.

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Understanding Unsuccessful Climate Litigation: The Spanish Greenpeace Case

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Under Annex 1 of the EU Regulation, by 2030, Spain must have reduced its GHG emissions by 37.7% The PNIEC and the Law on Climate Change include a target of GHG emission reduction of 23% by 2030 compared to 1990. The EU presents the NDC as one Party ( Regulation (EU) 2018/842 ). compared to 2005.

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Litigating Enforcement: Germany’s Contested Climate Governance and the New Wave of Climate Litigation

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The program is intended to ensure compliance with the annual emission targets for the building and transportation sectors for the years 2024 to 2030. Unlike in the 2021 landmark ruling in Neubauer et al. On the merits as well, the court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs. That incentive function would then be gone.

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Shell litigation in the Dutch courts – milestones for private international law and the fight against climate change

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In the introduction we mentioned the English Supreme Court ruling in Okpaby v Shell [2021] UKSC 3 of February 2021. This draft report, which also addresses the jurisdiction rules under the Brussels I bis Regulation was briefly discussed on this blog in an earlier blogpost by Jan von Hein.

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court concluded that the Freedom of Information Act’s deliberative process privilege shielded the redactions from disclosure. The appellate court also found that even if the trial court erred, the error was harmless because the State proved both acts beyond a reasonable doubt. Zepeda , No. 80593-2-I (Wash.

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Guest Commentary: An Unexpected Success for Czech Climate Litigation

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On June 15, 2022, the Prague Municipal Court, a first instance administrative court, decided in favor of the plaintiffs in the first Czech strategic climate case ( Klimatická žaloba ?R The court rejected the plaintiffs’ claim related to the failure to implement sufficient adaptation measures. On standing. On adaptation measures.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court said the petitioner’s comments on the draft and final EIRs concerning the analysis of greenhouse gas emissions were not sufficient to exhaust administrative remedies. The appellate court therefore affirmed the denial of the mandate petition with regard to greenhouse gas emissions.